Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) country shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Collections on Beneficial Interests Received in sales of Accounts Receivable and Finance Receivables		$ 270,000,000	$ 305,000,000
Bundled lease arrangements, interest rate		0.25%
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		25.00%
Number of Conduent shares distributed to Xerox Shareholders on record date | shares		1
Number of Xerox shares needed for one Conduent share | shares		5
Revenue, Net	[1]	$ 10,771,000,000	11,465,000,000	$ 12,679,000,000
Out-of-Period Adjustment (non-material)			16,000,000
Income tax expense		62,000,000	193,000,000	198,000,000
Provisions for restructuring and related costs		264,000,000	27,000,000	106,000,000
Provision for receivables		43,000,000	54,000,000	50,000,000
Provisions for obsolete and excess inventory		28,000,000	30,000,000	26,000,000
Provision for product warranty liability		15,000,000	22,000,000	25,000,000
Depreciation and obsolescence of equipment on operating leases		276,000,000	286,000,000	297,000,000
Depreciation of buildings and equipment		148,000,000	151,000,000	179,000,000
Amortization of internal use software		73,000,000	83,000,000	88,000,000
Amortization of product software		4,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Amortization of acquired intangible assets		58,000,000	60,000,000	65,000,000
Amortization of customer contract costs		4,000,000	6,000,000	6,000,000
Defined pension benefits - net periodic benefit cost		127,000,000	141,000,000	74,000,000
Retiree health benefits - net periodic benefit cost		35,000,000	2,000,000	3,000,000
Sustaining engineering costs		$ 95,000,000	126,000,000	$ 132,000,000
Number of Countries in which Entity Operates | country		160
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents		$ 179,000,000	156,000,000
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due		450,000,000
Accrued		1,256,000,000	1,315,000,000
Accounts Receivable, Net, Current		961,000,000	1,068,000,000
Long-term Debt [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net		$ 29,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		20.00%
Maximum [Member]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage		50.00%
Line of Credit [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member] | Accounting Standards Update 2015-03 [Member]
Deferred Finance Costs, Net		$ 4,000,000
BPO [Member]
Discontinued Operation, percentage of business divested		100.00%
Accounts Receivable [Member]
Invoiced		$ 651,000,000	741,000,000
Accrued		374,000,000	401,000,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Current		$ 64,000,000	$ 74,000,000

[1] (1)Asset information on a segment basis is not disclosed as this information is not separately identified and internally reported to our Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM).